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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Hand Stamped Jewelry

Hand Stamped Jewelry from My Charmed Life
Hand stamped jewelry is so popular right now. I've been ogling over these necklaces for well over a year now, but I have never ordered before because I am way to indecisive. What style - what stamp - what font - the choices are endless. I always planned on ordering one with the names of my four babes until this little number caught my eye. I have this thing for cute little birds lately (there is even one in my logo). The light bulb went off: I'll order one with my biz name. I contacted Kelly over at My Charmed Life and she was more than willing to create this custom piece for me. I am so thrilled with the end result. The quality and craftsmanship are outstanding. I was also pleasantly surprised that the necklace is not thick and bulky, but rather very feminine.

If your in the market for some hand stamped jewelry, check out My Charmed Life.

Friday, May 13, 2011

New Site Design

WOW! It's been way too long time since I blogged! So much has changed - for the good.

First, we have a new site design. I am proud to say that I did it all by myself. I've been dabbling in HTML since 2003 so with a little effort I was able to create a template that really reflects Cotton Blossoms. I think it has a fresh and clean look with a touch of class and sass - just like our hats!

Second, I've opened up a Newborn Photography Prop site called Bebe Hats. This shop is exclusively newborn sizes and is geared towards photographers in mind. It is still a work in progress, but I will be adding more designs slowly but surely.

Third, I plan on giving this blog some TLC. My goal is to blog at least once a week. It won't always be focused on Cotton Blossoms and new hat styles, but rather my overall love of the fiber arts. I plan learning to spin and dye my own yarn, learn to knit, new yarns and notions and anything else related to the fiber world that I can share with you.

As some of  you may know or not know I closed my shop for the month of April. This allowed me to not only get caught up with orders but to reorganize and implement some big changes with how orders are processed. Cotton Blossoms has officially been in business for 2 years! There were lots of growing pains along the way, but I am so happy and fortunate to be doing what I love. A big THANK YOU to everyone who has supported me along the way!